Has anyone made use of the 16x8 Rota Slipstream wheels from the GB?

[MR 325]

Eww, looks kind of like they stick out too far.

What's the strut clearance on the front with the 245's on 16x8's?

[mspiegle]

wait a second... is something wrong with my car? Why the heck do the wheels hit the strut? I'll just have to test them out on one of my other E30s

[808BMW]

Just so you guys can see how they fit without fancy camber adjustments, and 225/45/16 tires:



VERY aggressive. Anything lower of an offset and it would be Mexican.

Wow. I think I need to dial out some camber, my car is tucking these like bottlecaps up front :P

[xLibelle]

agreed. they are fine. i just LOVE being critical! :D

why do you want the 15's so badly again?

[2002maniac]

They look great! A little more lip would have been nice, but I am still excited for the 15x8's to show up.

[Mystikal]

Just so you guys can see how they fit without fancy camber adjustments, and 225/45/16 tires:



VERY aggressive. Anything lower of an offset and it would be Mexican.

[2002maniac]

808BMW

are you sure these are RWD wheels???

it is a custom offset that we specified. perfect for our cars.

[volgapower]

808BMW

are you sure these are RWD wheels???

[808BMW]

90% of the people who went in on the group buy were planning on running 225's and wanted as much fender clearance as possible. I think et20 is exactly what they wanted.

Bingo.

And IMO, well rolled fenders in the back should fit a 245, and maybe a 3-5mm spacer up front.

[Mystikal]

You guys got wheels custom-made just for you, and STILL ended up w/ the wrong offset.

Don't you feel a li'l silly...? Precisely why I stayed out of the GB.

AJ, what the hell are you talking about?

I was personally one of the main people consulted about the offset for these wheels, and I was dead-on. I have personally seen a set of these wheels with 225/45/16 tires mounted without spacers, without any issue. Right from the start, I informed them that some 245's will require a tiny spacer (3mm), but that's it.

The fronts already slightly stick outside the fenders at ET20 (although they don't rub at all).

[2002maniac]

with this setup on say, 225's, the et is fine. 245's all around will require at most, 5mm spacer in back and 5-10mm in front.

90% of the people who went in on the group buy were planning on running 225's and wanted as much fender clearance as possible. I think et20 is exactly what they wanted.

[Brew]

Well, we'll have to agree to disagree.

From my first and second-hand experience, et20 puts 225's awfully close to the inner fender on lowered e30's. So as I was saying, for the best fitment (unless you go with different front+rear offsets), you're better off going with a slightly higher offset and adding spacers up front as necessary.

[xLibelle]

thing about the rear is that there is more than enough room to move the center outwards. the front is the toughest place to center the wheel in.
with this setup on say, 225's, the et is fine. 245's all around will require at most, 5mm spacer in back and 5-10mm in front.

[Brew]

Just to chime in here- I think et20 is almost ideal because of rear wheel fitment. I'm not positive, but I'm going to guess that any lower offset in the rear would cause some serious fender clearance issues.

Better to run a small spacer up front and end up with perfect offset on both ends of the car. You may even be able to run 245s in the rear with some serious rolling.

[Low Level E30]

http://sccaforums.com/forums/permali...ad.aspx#177021

i had all this measured and calculated and no one listens to me!!

Haha - he's right!

All you had to do was check out some of the foreign wheels that are already made in this size --- seems they're made w/ 15mm offset... hrm...

The Rotas do like nice --- clean 5-spokers. A brighter color would've been cool.